TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulmonary Fat Embolism as an Ante-Mortem Reaction in Traumatic Immediate Death
AU - Suzuki, T.
AU - Ikeda, N.
AU - Umetsu, K.
AU - Kashimura, S.
PY - 1984/7
Y1 - 1984/7
N2 - This study is based on the investigation of lungs from 21 traumatic and non-traumatic death cases without any specific disease, including 4 traumatic immediate death cases with fracture. According to our investigation definite fat embolism develops, even in an immediate death case, with severe fracture and it is easily distinguishable from that of non-traumatic causes. In cases of traumatic immediate death, widespread pulmonary fat embolism can be a very useful marker of ante-mortem reaction.
AB - This study is based on the investigation of lungs from 21 traumatic and non-traumatic death cases without any specific disease, including 4 traumatic immediate death cases with fracture. According to our investigation definite fat embolism develops, even in an immediate death case, with severe fracture and it is easily distinguishable from that of non-traumatic causes. In cases of traumatic immediate death, widespread pulmonary fat embolism can be a very useful marker of ante-mortem reaction.
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U2 - 10.1177/002580248402400305
DO - 10.1177/002580248402400305
M3 - Article
C2 - 6472084
AN - SCOPUS:0021278537
VL - 24
SP - 175
EP - 178
JO - Medicine, Science and the Law
JF - Medicine, Science and the Law
SN - 0025-8024
IS - 3
ER -
